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Grammar Search
"bindu" has 3 results
bindu: neuter nominative singular stem: bindu
bindu: neuter accusative singular stem: bindu
bindu: neuter vocative singular stem: bindu
Amarakosha Search
2 results
WordReferenceGenderNumberSynonymsDefinition
padmakam2.8.40NeuterSingularbindujālakam
pṛṣat1.10.6NeuterPluralpṛṣataḥ, vipruṭ, bindua drop of water
Monier-Williams Search
14 results for bindu"
Devanagari
BrahmiEXPERIMENTAL
bindum. (once n. ;in later language mostly written vindu-) a detached particle, drop, globule, dot, spot etc. View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
bindum. (with hiraṇyaya-) a pearl (see -phala-) View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
bindum. a drop of water taken as a measure View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
bindum. a spot or mark of coloured paint on the body of an elephant View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
bindum. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' also -ka-) the dot over a letter representing the anusvāra- (supposed to be connected with śiva- and of great mystical importance) View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
bindum. a zero or cypher (in manuscripts put over an erased word to show that it ought not to be erased ="stet") View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
bindum. a particular mark like a dot made in cauterizing View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
bindum. a mark made by the teeth of a lover on the lips of his mistress View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
bindum. a coloured mark made on the forehead between the eyebrows View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
bindum. (in dramatic language) the sudden development of a secondary incident (which, like a drop of oil in water, expands and furnishes an important element in the plot) (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' also -ka-) View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
bindum. Name of a man gaRa bidādi- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
bindum. of an āṅgirasa- (author of ) View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
bindum. of the author of a rasa-paddhati- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
bindum. plural Name of a warrior tribe gaRa dāmany-ādi-. View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
Macdonell Search
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bindu m. drop; globule; dot, spot; mark of the anusvâra (supposed to be of great mystical import and connected with Siva); zero or cypher; dot made above a letter to cancel an erasure; apparentlyinsignificant incident the effects of which spread like a drop of oil on water (dr.); spot or mark of paint on the body of an elephant; N.: -ka, m. drop; -ki-ta, den. pp. dotted over, covered with drops of (in.).
Dictionary of Sanskrit Search
"bindu" has 1 results
binduanusvara, letter pronounced only through the nose; a dot to indicate the nasal phonetic element shown in writing a reference to some preceding word, not necessarily on the same page. or sometimes after that letter or vowel, after which it is uttered; confer, compare अं इत्यनुस्वारः । अकार इह उच्चारणार्थः इति बिन्दुमात्रो वर्णोनुस्वारसंज्ञो भवति ।। Kat. I.1.19.
Vedabase Search
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bindu noun (masculine) name of a man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a warrior tribe (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of an Āṅgirasa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the author of a Rasapaddhati (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))

Frequency rank 60239/72933
bindu noun (masculine neuter) (in dram.) the sudden development of a secondary incident (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a coloured mark made on the forehead between the eyebrows (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a detached particle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a drop of water taken as a measure (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a mark made by the teeth of a lover on the lips of his mistress (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a particular mark like a dot made in cauterizing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a pearl (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a spot or mark of coloured paint on the body of an elephant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a zero or cypher (in manuscripts put over an erased word to show that it ought not to be erased "stet") (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dot (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
drop (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
globule (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
spot (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the dot over a letter representing the Anusvāra (supposed to be connected with Śiva and of great mystical importance) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a flaw in a jewel
Frequency rank 1282/72933
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